The Parish Pump - Summary of Parish Council Meeting of 8th March 2010

The full minutes are available at the Library after they have been signed off at the next Parish Council Meeting

3 members of the public attended the meeting. Nothing was brought to the
attention of the meeting at the

Prior to the start of the meeting a presentation was given by Stuart Murdy of
Stradbroke Pool and Anselm Gurney

of SLM on the proposal to install a gym facility at the pool. The Parish Council fully supported this, envisaging

a very real benefit for both residents of Stradbroke and those from further
afield. The proposal was in the early

stages of development but it was hoped that if planning permission were granted then the plans could move on quite
quickly. It was hoped a further
presentation could be given at the Annual Parish Meeting.

Planning

Applications considered:

The following were for information only and were noted:

0237/10 proposed mobile poultry structure to be used to house laying hens on a
free range poultry unit

The application for an increase in the number of chicken sheds at Ebden’s Farm was refused planning permission by the Planning
Committee of MSDC on 17 February 2010.

NEWS ITEMS

DOG FOULING

It has been brought to the attention of the Parish Council that some owners are allowing their dogs to defecate alongside
the Permissive Path. Although the Path
runs out of the village that does NOT make it any more acceptable for dog
owners to refuse to clear up after their
animals.

Please remember that the Permissive Path exists as a result of the courtesy of the land owners (NOT the Parish Council) so
would you want to be responsible for losing this valuable village amenity?

Court House to Willow Close - Trevor has been asked by residents to clear the rubbish
that had built up in this area.

Do please note that this is NOT an area covered by Trevor’s work schedule and he
should not be asked to clear it. In
February, as an act of public-spiritedness he did do some clearing up here but
please be aware it is not his responsibility, rather it is that of the
residents of the village not to throw litter around. If any residents have an issue with street cleaning please do not harass
Trevor but speak to the Clerk.

Cllr McGregor reported that he hoped to be able to find funding partners to
facilitate the resurfacing of the area around the Court House and on the path
to Willow Close. Without a partnership
operation this could not be undertaken within the narrow confines of the
Highways budget now this was to be so severely curtailed.

The next meeting of the Parish Council: 08 April 2010 at 7.30pm

The ANNUAL PARISH MEETING will be held in the Community Centre on Thursday, 29 April 2010 commencing at 7.30pm.Refreshments
will be served after the meeting.

Clerk to the Parish Council: Carol A Smy tel: 01379 384679

email: clerkspc@thesmys.com

**please make non-emergency calls to the Clerk between 0830 and 1800hrs Monday to Friday
only**